Under Xi Jinping China stepped up repression of dissent. The latest victim is independent publisher, entrepreneur Geng Xiaonan.
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News about the struggle for democracy in China. China is not a democracy. According to Freedom House, the "CCP has a monopoly on political power and its Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) sets government and party policy". As the world's biggest population, democracy in China is vital for our collective future. Also check out our section on World Democracy or our articles on notable opponents of the government Ai Weiwei and Che Guangcheng.
China SYSTEMATICALLY Torturing and Raping Uyghur Women
The BBC has produced a shocking new report about the systematic rape and torture of women in the camps.
China Urged to Lift Travel Ban on Activist Guo Feixiong
The Chinese authorities’ deprivation of Guo’s right to leave his own country violates international human rights and humanitarian norms.
Supporting South-East Asian Civil Society to Protect Civic Space
Exploring the need to protect civic space in South-East Asia as well as the role of civil society in its own right.
China Increasing Repression of Minority and Tibetan Languages
An announcement that local regulations that allow schools to use minority languages in classes are “incompatible with the Chinese Constitution”.
An Existential Crisis is Looming in Hong Kong
The last major electoral test was the District elections of September 2019, in which pro-democracy candidates swept the board
Finding Patterns in Violent Threats Used by Autocrats in Media
When do autocrats employ propaganda to threaten citizens with repression? Do threats of repression condition citizen behavior?
Hong Kong Human Rights Groups Condemn Mass Arrests
This is a wholesale attack on democracy in Hong Kong, and a criminalization of freedom of expression, freedom of opinion, and freedom of association.
Chinese Citizen Journalist Jailed for Four Years for Wuhan Virus Reporting
A Chinese citizen journalist was jailed for four years for her livestream reporting from Wuhan as the Covid-19 outbreak unfurled.
The China challenge: Strategic urgency the prelude to strategic patience?
The diffusion of Chinese-made surveillance technology could entrench autocrats and cause lasting harm to global prospects for democracy, experts.